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Election

Gubernatorial Candidate Spotlight: School Choice

September 1, 2022August 31, 2022
The Editors
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As our kids return to school, Josh Shapiro and Doug Mastriano discuss school choice.
From The Editors

Tax

Pennsylvania school district taxes hit $15.7B, will reach $20B in 2026

August 16, 2022August 16, 2022
Anthony Hennen

The state’s Independent Fiscal Office predicts that school taxes will continue to rise.
By Anthony Hennen

Education

Tens of millions of Pennsylvania school dollars ‘unauditable’

June 8, 2022June 9, 2022
Anthony Hennen
1

A lack of documentation makes it impossible to determine how much was wasted, the Auditor General’s office said.
By Anthony Hennen

Education

Pennsylvania funding for education up 40 percent since 2000

May 12, 2022May 16, 2022
Anthony Hennen

Far from being “notoriously underfunded,” Pennsylvania public schools receive more funding per student than most schools in the nation.
By Anthony Hennen

Education

Budgeting board trying to suppress key education-funding statistic, says state rep

February 8, 2022February 9, 2022
Todd Shepherd
1

A sentence saying higher school budgets does not necessarily lead to higher achievement-test scores is now the basis of a quiet fight in Harrisburg.
By Todd Shepherd

Education

Proposal uses federal money to fund school choice for Pennsylvania families during pandemic

January 14, 2022January 18, 2022
Victor Skinner

A Pennsylvania state senator wants to use federal money from the American Rescue Plan Act to expand school choice options during the pandemic.
By Victor Skinner

Education

Pennsylvania college system asks for ‘historic’ funding increase

October 22, 2021October 19, 2021
Christen Smith
2

The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education will ask the Legislature for $550 million in funding next year.
By Christen Smith

Education

Pennsylvania lawmaker proposes state-funded scholarship accounts for students

August 20, 2021August 20, 2021
Christen Smith
1

New legislation championed by State Rep. Andrew Lewis (R-Harrisburg) would redirect billions of dollars in Pennsylvania’s public school funding into individual scholarship accounts for students.
By Christen Smith

Education

Larry Platt: Will the school district squander its $1.1 billion stimulus windfall?

July 16, 2021July 16, 2021
Larry Platt

A history of management snafus under Superintendent Bill Hite can only make you wonder if we’re able to seize this potentially transformative moment.
By Larry Platt

Education

Chris Comisac: When will PA Democrats get real about the state’s education spending?

June 10, 2021June 10, 2021
Chris Comisac
1

While the Democrats on Tuesday seized upon the state’s percentage portion of spending, decrying the 44th-in-the-nation ranking the percentage represents, they don’t bother to do the math.
By Chris Comisac

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Op-Ed

Cheryl Lynn Allen: Pennsylvania must reject HB 350 to protect children’s rights

Cheryl Lynn Allen: Pennsylvania must reject HB 350 to protect children’s rights

schedule June 17 2025
ink_pen Cheryl Lynn Allen

As a former judge who spent decades adjudicating family law cases in Pennsylvania, my primary concern has always been the […]

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